The purpose of medicine is to remove disease, or at least the symptoms of disease. Right? Not according to David Mercier, who currently works as an acupuncture therapist. He claims ... read more about Medicine should promote flourishing, not just getting rid of symptoms, says integrative medicine expert
Students of Cold War history know of McCarthyism, J. Edgar Hoover, and the Red Scare. But what were the effects of such government repression on African American artists and authors, ... read more about Author-scholar to talk on repressive impact of Red Scare on Black artistic community
“Religious Life” is the kind of topic one would expect Eastern Mennonite University to pick as its 2014 theme for International Education Week. It may surprise some, though, that this ... read more about Week of multi-faith events sparks interfaith dialogue and intercultural awareness
Alcoholism is not just a bad habit, weakness, or sin, but a disease with distinct physical symptoms, said local physician Sam Showalter ’65 in the kick-off talk for the 2014-15 ... read more about Disease of alcoholism responds to proper treatment, says Dr. Sam Showalter in kick-off Suter Science talk
Evie Shockley, an award-winning poet who embraces both free-verse and traditional styles of writing, will open up the 2014-15 Writers Read series on Wednesday, September 24, at 8 p.m. in Eastern Mennonite ... read more about Award-winning poet opens 2014-15 Writers Read series with performance of the new black poems and others
Somalia President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud topped off attendance at the historic U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit hosted by President Obama with a visit to Harrisonburg, Virginia, on Aug. 7, where he renewed ... read more about President of Somalia welcomed “home” as alumnus of EMU’s Summer Peacebuilding Institute
The graduate program in biomedicine at Eastern Mennonite University has appointed its first “scholar-in-residence.” He is Joseph Longacher, a physician who spent most of his career in Richmond, Virginia. Since ... read more about Biomedicine graduate program names first ‘scholar-in-residence’ – Joseph Longacher, MD
A local Republican state senator has received an award from what some may see as an unlikely source. Sen. Emmett Hanger, R-Mount Solon, was awarded a Legislative Leadership Award by ... read more about Virginia Senator honored by Sierra Club in ceremony near EMU’s array of solar panels
One of the all-time top athletes in the United States, mile-record-setter Jim Ryun, has settled into making Eastern Mennonite University the site of one of his three annual running camps. ... read more about All-time top U.S. runner, Jim Ryun, embraces EMU as the East Coast site for an annual summer camp
Professor Hizkias Assefa responds here to questions about his successful efforts as a mediator to bring peace in early May 2014 to one large swath of South Sudan. Assefa’s key ... read more about Mediations guided by Hizkias Assefa yield comprehensive peace accord for a broad swath of South Sudan